Chapter 642 Jordan per capita(2/2)
But these foreign top scorers all have one thing in common, that is, they went to college in the United States.
The NCAA league in the United States is not inferior to the NBA in terms of attention, so Americans know about these foreign top picks who go to college in the United States.
However, Chairman Yao has been playing for the CBA in China, and Americans don't know him at all. Now that the Rockets want to select him as the No. 1 pick, controversy naturally arises.
Moreover, China's basketball level is far behind that of the United States. How can a player trained in China become the No. 1 pick in the NBA?
At that time, Americans' only impression of Chairman Yao was that he was very tall, and nothing else.
Many sports media in the United States believe that Houston is gambling by choosing Chairman Yao, and the probability of winning is not high.
There are also many sports commentators who believe that the choice of Chairman Yao was purely from a business perspective. The Rockets were probably crazy poor and wanted to get some sponsorships from China, and the NBA also wanted to expand in the Chinese market, so the two sides hit it off.
The NBA officially gave the Rockets a No. 1 pick, and the Rockets helped the NBA expand the Chinese market.
However, the most unacceptable person for the Rockets' decision is not the American media or the American people, but a young player named Jay Williams!
Looking at the news in the newspaper, Jay Williams couldn't believe his eyes!
The next second, he became furious and tore up the newspaper.
"Why! I should be the number one winner!"
Chapter completed!